Month: December 2010
Posted on December 30, 2010
by Christine
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12-26-10 33°F cloudy, breeze orange and red trail Hiking today seems like a workout, for I am wearing regular hiking boots and not snow shoes. There are several inches of snow on the ground. I love to hear the “crunch, crunch, crunch” sound with… Continue Reading “Hike and Sketch at Bullfrog Lake”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, hawk, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, robin, sketchbook, wildlifeTags: bullfrog lake, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, hawk, hiking, landscape sketch, pulaski woods, queen annes lace, robin, sketching and hiking, sketching nature, tomahawk slough, winter, winter hike, winter landscape, winter sketch
Posted on December 26, 2010
by Christine
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Lately, I’ve been trying to loosen up with my watercolors. The background of the blue jay represents what I’m talking about. I feel sometimes, as if I am too stiff while painting with watercolors. I mean, that’s their true character…loose and free, and so… Continue Reading “Christmas Bird Watercolors”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, blue jay, cardinal, nature, wildlifeTags: blue jay, blue jay watercolor, cardinal, cardinal watercolor, Christine Kane Art, christmas birds, ckane, watercolor of birds, watercolor painting, winter birds
Posted on December 18, 2010
by Christine
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Winter Sunset Sketch 4:20pm 17°F icy cold wind Centennial Park As daylight quickly slips away, a golden glow desperately hangs near the horizon. Purples and blues creep in behind me, shadows start to disappear, and the night takes over. The retention pond is nearly iced-covered… Continue Reading “Winter Sunset Sketch”
Category: art, Artwork, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, Sunsets/SunriseTags: centennial park, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor, watercolor and micron pen, winter, winter sunset, winter trees
Posted on December 12, 2010
by Christine
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There’s something wonderful about winter grasses. Could it be that bright warm golden glow? Could it be the way they sound bending in the wind? Could it be the way they poke out of the snow? Yes, all of these above make winter grasses… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint Winter Grasses!”
Category: art, Artwork, Landscape, nature, step by step paintingTags: altocumulus clouds, art, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, free art lesson, free painting instructions, free step by step pastel, how to paint clouds, how to paint snow, how to paint winter, how to paint winter grasses, how to paint winter tree, pastel painting, spears woods, step by step demonstration, winter pastel
Posted on December 9, 2010
by Christine
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Sound: European Kestrel call (similar to American but lower pitch) by Dobroide from Free Sound Project. Leaving work early one day last week, I stepped outside and something flew over my head at high speed shouting, “yip, yip, yip, yip, yip, yip”. What the heck? I ran… Continue Reading “Smallest American Falcon Sketch plus Sound”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, nature, Nature Sketching, nature sounds, sketchbook, wildlifeTags: american kestrel, american kestrel watercolor sketch, Christine Kane Art, ckane, falcon, falcon sketch, micron pen, watercolor, watercolor sketch, wildlife
Posted on December 6, 2010
by Christine
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Well friends, here it is! Finally! Sit back and relax and enjoy a short hike at Spears Woods before we do a step-by-step watercolor sketch demonstration. Why are we hiking before we paint? Well, I really want to invite the viewer to make a… Continue Reading “Sketchbook Hiking: Spears Woods VIDEO”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, hiking, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, step by step painting, Videos, white-breasted nuthatchTags: boomerang slough, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, free watercolor lesson, hiking video, how to paint video, how to sketch nature video, how to watercolor video, sketch of lake, spears woods, step by step painting video, video of spears woods, watercolor of lake, watercolor of slough, winter sketch, winter trees, winter watercolor
Posted on December 4, 2010
by Christine
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I heard through the Illinois Birding List, that if you visit the Bartel Grasslands after 3pm, your chances of seeing a short-eared owl over the field this time of year is pretty high. Well, that’s all I needed! So yesterday I jumped in the… Continue Reading “Hike and Sketch at Bartel Grasslands”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, hiking, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, owl, sketchbook, sketchbook in the fieldTags: appalachian outdoors, bartel grasslands, camelbak, Christine Kane Art, ckane, hiking, hiking and sketching, owl watercolor, short eared owl, watercolor sketch
Posted on December 1, 2010
by Christine
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A big white chest is what caught my eye as I drove 50 mph down LaGrange Road this morning. So prominent and bold, yet silent and devising. Not a muscle did he move, just a fixed stare beaming below…waiting for his next meal perhaps. Just a… Continue Reading “Red Tail Hawk Sketch at Orland Grasslands”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, hawk, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, wildlifeTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, field, nature, Orland Grasslands, raptor, red tail hawk, sketchbook, snow, watercolor sketch, winter, winter trees
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